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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-26

NEW YoRK, Feb. % II q. m.-The stock market
was quiet and generally heavy at the opening.
clineS OF from y to 2. per cent. The business was
very unevenly distributed, the active stocks being
western Union Kansas & Texas and Reading,
while most OF the remainder were positively dull.
There was much irregular1ty and feyer1shness
displayed and while the market was generally
heavy, Richmond Il West Point was decidedly
weak and Union Pacific strong, with the Gould
the entire list became frm and were brought up
beyond opening figures. at IL O'Clock the market
Is quiet and steady TO nrm.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

R~ VERMONT AVE. CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
- between N and o sts., on Vermont ave-
Preaching at IL a. M, Rev. s. b. TEAGAEDEN, of
ONO; The Riches and Poverty of Jesus" Also, at
30 p IN, The Unity of the Body" Sunday school
S;3O o. N Young peoples meeting $50 p. Ia. Seats
free and a cordial welcome to all. 1t
49, SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH. COR 4TH
49, ST. and Virginia ave. Sc, EDMOND HEZ SVEN
pastor.-Preaching at IL a. and z p. III. by the
pastor baptism Sunday evening; seats free. You
welcome. 1t
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN
BIrIINGER, ID, pastor.-Seryices at IL am. and
80 pm Sunday school, 9:2O am: Young Peo-
pies prayer meeting at As p. M; weekly services
every Thursday evening at 7:30. 1t
q NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE METH
Prot; church, cor. of Sth and sts Sc
at am. by the pastor, Rev. j. w. Trout AT 7.3O p
T. church. Sabbath school at $50 am. and 3pm.
Seats free: come. It
k-S ST. JAMES CHURCH sTH ST, Be
49, tween and G SITS. n.e-Sunday, February
9th, ceebrant at 30 am, and preacher for the day
The Rev Father CoNyERs, s. 8. j. t. II
R WESLEY CHAPEL. CORNER OF 9Th
~ and + SITS. n.w.-Teachers' Prayer-Ineetine,
8: 10 am: Sunday School. $50 Preaching, the
last sermon of his three years term by the Pastor
Rev RICHARD NORRIS, IL am. Sunday School MIS-
sionary Anniversary large map of the mission nelds
enlblems. address by Rev. W. McKENNEY, exercises
experience meeting closing meeting OF the conference
year, 80 pm Every member of the church and Sun
year - 1ts
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"TECUMsEH,s" TEETH.
The Part They Played in the First Discov-
cry of Gold in California.

Washington Critic.
General Sherman in conversation with some
friends at Chamberns few evenings since,
ferred to this important historical event-so
pregnant with results affecting the whole world
follows: Captain Suffer
brought into General Mason's Office sew
eral small packages of samples and
spread them out before us. The speci-
mems presented varied in size from fish
scales and split peas up to the size of beans
General Mason asked if l knew how to test
whether this stuff was gold or not. | said GER
tainiy, and Immediately tried my teeth a
lump and made an indentation which impressed
me that it was malleable. then sent out for
hammer ana ak and pounded several pieces
out fat This was a crude but practical test,
but then applied acids, which verified the
fact that the samples were genuine gold.
II was at once sent up to the diggngs, and
made a thorough examination of the gold discov-
cries which were RAPIDLY being found in new 10
caties and in wonderful amounts. / returned
to Monterey with quantity of specimen sam
pies, and drew up the official report to the gov
eminent, which signed by General Mason.
This report accompanied with quantity of
samples of gold, was forwarded by q special
bearer of dispatches, who other than
Henry d. Cooke, recently the first Governor of
this District of Columbia He sent off in
small sailing vessel, with instructions to inter-
cept British steamer on the southern coast and
make rapid transit to Washington, regardless of
expense
1--WE had not then been advised of the ratifca
tons of the treaty with Mexico ceding California
to the United States, and were necessarily very
anxious that the government should possess In
formation of the discovery of gold at the earliest
moment"
Thus, less than forty years ago, cold Tecum-
sehs" teeth made the first official impress, put
the first government stamp of value on to the
subsequent thousands of millions of gold derived
from the mines of this modern land of Ophir.
And it is fair presumption that more than half
of the so, 000,0 900 inhabitants of this Republic who
are enjoying its wonderful prosperity, resulting
largely from the discovery of gold in California,
have been born since General Sherman indented
the first gold specimen with his teeth
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ObiEarY.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8.-Judge Aaron Shaw, for
many years prominent Illinois politician, died
at his home 10 Olney, ILL.,. last night, at the age
Of seventy-six years. During his life he held
the position Of States attorney twice, was a
member Of the Legislature and of the Thirty fifth
Congress- and was once elected circuit judge
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-Brevet Brig Gen.
Thomas Duncan United States army, retired,
died Yesterday afternoon after short illness, at
his residence in this city. During the war Of
the Rebellion General Duncan.was struck on the
head by a cannon ball and a portion Of his skull
Knocked off. Trepanning was resorted to, and
for more than twenty years he has worn silver
plate, which took the place Of the distracted por
lions Of his shattered skull.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 8.--Owen Ball, one of
the oldest and most respected citizens Of Lafay-
cite. died to-day, aged sixty-seven years: Mr..
Ball has been prominently identified with Lafay-
ette and her interests. He was the head Of the
Wholesale grocery-house of Owen Ball & Co.,
and was for years connected with the City
Council. Mr. Ball was the father-in-law of Col
John s. Williams. Third Auditor of the Treas
ury. widow and ten children survive him.
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Brewers, Strike Aaiusted.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8-Cemmittees from the
brewers pool and the Brewers UEion settled all
their differences to-day and the strike. which
the latter, has been ended. The strike
WAS the outcome of the publication,
by the pool Of set of res
olutions adopted by the pool to
the effect that unless boycotts instituted by the
union against two local breweries were lifted ali
members Of the union would be discharged.
The men struck and have remained out ever
since. All, however, left tho city excepting
sixty mine. These will be reinstatsd. and their
names will be stricken from the BLACKLIST The
mems wages have also been raised. the previous
maximum price being now the minimum rate.
n return for this the union has lifted all boy
colts against st. Louis breweries.
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Under this title DR.. Brown Sequard makes a
contribution to the Societe de Biologie, which
will be read with interest. Everybody catches
cold more or less often. and nobody wishes to do
so; hence Brown Sequard's method" ought to
be popular Under the name of a .'coldn are
included number of acute catarrhal inflamma-
tions affecting the nasal, phary ngeal laryngeal,
tracheal, bronchial mucous membrane. In
this country we even apply the terms to acute
affections of the middle ear, the eye, the stom-
ach intestines. or bladder. The cause of these
socalled ''colds" is the influence of cold damp
air upon sensitive portions of the body producing
thereby disturbance of the vascular eQuilib-
rum. The result is congestion which settles
down. perhaps with the help of microbes as the
late DIR. Austin Flint belIeved. into an lnfiamma-
ton The most sensitive parts OF the skin ac-
cording to Dr. Brown Seouard the cartarrhal
genetic areas, are the neck and the feet In
order to prevent colds therefore, one has
only to harden these areas and destroy their
constituencies. This is done by daily blowing a
stream of cool air, by means of an elastic bag,
upon the neck, and by immersing the feet in
cool water. The air is at first only slightly cool.
but is each day made colder. until the neck can
stand an arctic blast with impunity The feet
are immersed in water which is at first at a tenn
perature OF about 90o Fab, and this is gradually
reduced to 38o Fab.
DR. Brown-Sequard's method is only a more
rigid and elaborate form of a very well-known
practice viz. that of daily bathing in cool water.
IL will, no doubt, be useful il the person is not
aged or weak. Such methods, however seem
after time to lose their efficacy.
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Died from Grief Caused by Disgrace.

Louis johnson, who was indicted three months
ago, and who has since been in Jail and in the
City Hospital awaiting trial, died at the hospital
Yesterday. the physicians say, from grief.
johnson became the bondsman of j. j. Stein.
the vagrant minister, and in doing Sc
made oath that he was the possessor
of real estate. 1t afterwards developed
that he had none whatever, and he was
indicted for perjury He had never before been
under arrest, and broke down soon after being
hospital He recovered some, and was returned
to Jail, but three weeks ago had to be taken
back to the hospital. He formerly lived in Chi
cago, and moved to this city just prior to his ar
rest. He leaves a wife and FIVE children, among
them two grown daughters.
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Tho Farmer Who Learns.

Farmers Review.
The man who prides himself on never chang
ing his views, on holding to the same opinions
he did quarter OF a century ago. shows that be
has learned nothing in all that time, and il
proud of the fact The farmer whose methods
of culture Of the soil and the breeding and feed
ing of animals are the same now years ago
shows that he belongs to this stand-stll. learn
nothing, unprogressive class. Not TINT new
ideas and methods are necessarily good because
they are new, and better than old because the
latter are old. But the law in nature is a law of
progression and if we would keep pace with
the times we must make progress. Progress,
Improvement and new discoveries when
we come down to actual facts, consist only
in a better understanding of natural laws and
adapting our methods to harm onize with them.
The successful breeder Is ne who best under-
stands the natural law in relation to breeding by
which the good qualities become fixed and the
bad are eliminated; so of the successful feeder.
He only applies the natural laws of nutrition to
the supplying of his animals with food suited to
the object he has In view, whether meat, milk or
physical growth. None of these laws as yet
perfectly understood, and so there will always
be much to learn, and the ma1 whose mind is
open to the truth will find as each new year
comes round that his views in many respects
have been modified in the year past If he does
not he may as we'll question whether he has been
living worthily and proftably.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
BLoomINGToN, ILL.,, Jan. 8-The fine farm res
tdsnce Of Mr.. George Price, located about two
miles southeast of this city. was destroyed by
fire this morning during a violent snow storm.
The family had barely time to escape with their
lives. One two of the lady occupants suf-
fered intensely from exposure in going to the
nearest naighbors, mile away. Everything in
the houss was lost. Tho loss is from $1,000 to
$S, 600, with no insurance.
SPRINeFIELD, o., Jan. 8.-This morning the
Ohio Southern railroad machine and car shops
caught fire by an explosion OF . torch in the
round-house. and were destroyed. Six loco
motives, and two Of valuable machinery,
and the building were destroyed. Loss, $140, 900;
fully insured.
PALMER Mass, Jan. 8-The recently CON
structed hetel, located at Belchertown was TO-
tally destroyed by fire this morning. The struct-
nre was owned by B. F. Butler, and valued at
800, 900; insured FOR $4,000. The FIRE was of
incendiary origin
EAU CLAIRE. Wis, Jan. 8-The Foster saw
mill, at Fairchild in this county, burned early
this morning. Loss. $50, 900; insurance. $40, 600,
mostly in New York companies
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city. Two passenger trains, running at sixty.
FIVE miles an hour, collided, through the care.
lessness Of incompetent officials. The wreck
was jndescribable. Up TO midnight the frag-
mems of two hundred dead bodies had been re-
covered. Full details In to-morrow's issue n
You can gamble on it, when the managers Of
that railroad read what Skinner had written
there was CONSERVATION among them. They
waited on the managing editor in BODY
Say" shouted the spokesman, "your men :
dacious reporter has played the -! The acct
dent on our road yesterday amounted to nothinpf
A single freight was derailed. and that's all
of it! Discharge your mendacious reporter or
we'll stop taking your paper' don't know how
the irate managers were appeased, but Skinner
wasn't discharged. The fact IT, don't think tha
slightest attempt to appease the irate managers
was made, because the managing editor was
sensible fellow, and knew he had good thing in
Skinner
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torial contest He win remain away FOR about
tive weeks, and In tae meantime the conduct OF
the interstate commerce bill il the conference
report 10 agreed to the Senate, will be left in
the hands Of Mr. Crisp, Of Georgia. the thhrd
member OF the House conferees, Mr.. Weaver, of
Nebraska, being also at homo looking after his
senatorial prospects
The joint committee on public printing has
authorized the Public Printer to issue the an
nual advertisement for proposals for the next
years supply of printing paper. The proposals
will be opened on the % Of February at 1890
O'clock.
Col Charles F. Blunt, of the Engineer Corps,
will be placed on the retired list of The army on
Monday.
Second Lieutenant William NJ Gibson, Third
Artillery has been selected TO fill the vacancy of
first lieutenant In the ordnance department,
caused by the recent death Of Colonel McAllister.
The house committee on revision of the laws,
to-day authorized favorable report to the
House on the bill to authorize the appointment
and prescribe the com pensation Of clerks to Sen
ntors and Representatives who are not chaiimen
of committees. a favorable report was also or
dered on the bill to prohibit the appointment of
congressional committees to attend funerals at
the public expense, outside of the Distrist Co.
lumbia, and limiting the expense in such cases to
the actual cost Of burial. A section of the bill
also prohibits the draping OF public buildings ex-
cept upon the order Of the President
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Sent to Prison for Life.

Special to the IndlanapoIIs Journal
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan. 8.-Lndsey B. Nc
Kinley, young Kentuckian, was sentenced in
the Circuit Court here, tonight, to the peniten-
tiary for life for murder. On Oct. Is Mckinley
came to Evansville, got on big drunk. and
then meeting an old Italian named John Martin
in the American House. he grossly insulted
him two three times. Mckinley
then threatened to kill the Italian
and on meeting him in the Office of the hotel
later in the afternoon. shot him down ia cold
blood. McKiney's counsel endeavored to estab-
lish the fact that the young man was insane
but it did not have much effect with the jury
Mckinley comes of a prominent Henderson
county, kentucky, family. who did ali in their
power to save him, but without avail.
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Killed by a Falling Tree.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 8.-This afternoon,
while a number of young men were hunting near
this city on Humphrey Fickas's farm. coon was
freed, and the party cut the tree AS it fell.
Henry Felker one Of the number, caught
and pinned to the ground by limb. His abdo-
men was struck, rupturing the blood vessels and
inficting internal injuries. His left leg was
crushed. Felker carried to the residence of
his father-inlsw. Mr.. Fickas, where he died in
twenty minutes.
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of fasting the work-house officials sent her to
the hospital There it was the same way-she
refused to eat or talk, and it was believed her
reason was dethroned. Last night she beck
oned the nurse to her bedside In low tones she
told her sad history, and said nobody would
have cause to regret her death. rs she had not q
relative In the world. She furthermore stated
that she had starved herself to death.
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Atlanta Constitution.

Perhaps you know Jim Skinner Skinner is
known to more people than any other newspaper
reporter in Georgia Some time ago slight ac-
cident occurred on a well-known railroad. Skin
ner heard of it. He went to one Of the managers
OF the railroad and asked for the details. He
didn't get EN-. He tried other sources. but he
didn't increase his information. He tried the
telegraph operators. Like faithful servants of a
close corporation, they put themselves in
the attitude of oysters and refused to
open their valves. Skinner few into q
passion and went to his Office This In what
Skinner wrote: Another Railroad HORROR
Terrible Accident on the Blankity Blank Line!.
Great Loss Of Life and Propertyl!l Yesterday
at O'Clock q terrible accident occurred on the
Blankity Blank railroad, sixty miles from the
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Searching for an Embezz.er.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. S.-Police Marshal
Frey to-day sent out notice to the chiefs of
police throughout the country giving descrip
ton Of the general appearance of William I.
Spurgeon. and asking his detention on the
charge of embezzlement Spureeon was book
keeper and confidential clerk for the firm Of
Hirst, Purnsll & Co., of this city. and had been
in their employ twelve years, until Dec. q, when
he left the city, since which time nothing has
been heard from him. The members of the
firm are extremely reticent about the affair. 1t
is intimated, however. that Surgeons defalca-
ton will amount to nearly $40, 600.
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THE DEAD MrsERS.
Money and Valuable Papers Found on the
Premises Occupied by Ferry and Price.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. ga search, Today, OF
the house where the two old men, Joseph Perry
and Richard Price, were found lying dead yes
terday brought to light large amount of hid
den treasure. Perry was the one who owned all
the riches. He retired from firm of auctioneers
several years ago, with independent means, and
took Price, who was his cousin, as q companion.
He was close-fsted man, and scarcely allowed
himself the necessaries Of life The house, No.
1925 Locust street, where the two old men
lived, and where they were found yester-
day lying on the floor dead, is
a dilapidated two-story frame structure
and it's interior was even moro wretched than its
outward appearance It's occupants never held
any communication with their neigh ors, but
the neighbors, on one or two occasions mani
tested an interest in them far enough to make
complaint to the board of health of their fright
full filth Both the old men appeared on the
street clad as beggars, and always looked half
sotted. In an undertakers establishment
the bodies Law to-day, CHASTITY in
death. Their appearance was revolving. ana
showed a frightful condition of personal
to day. and the inquest will be held on Monday.
This afternoon the coroner's messenger, with
three distant relatives of Perry and lawyer.
began . search of the filthy old house. Iney
began IN the second story front roOtu anu oclof0
they had proceeded far on their hunt had un-
earthed substantial evidences of hidden wealth
Removing filthy coveriet from the bed, an old
dirty piece of paper was found containing bank
notes amounting to $137; small parcel next dis
covered contained $40 in gold; DID, dirty
canvas bag held $500 in bright gold coin
of the denominations of S., $40 and $40; and
$170 in bright, new gold certificates were wrap
ned in piece OF filthy cloth. Another bed in
the room was then searched. and the first thing
found was $500 in fifty-dOllar gold certificates.
wrapped as the other, in old rags and paper. and
stuck under the corner of tho mattress. An old
rag tied around the bed post was found to con-
tain $945 in gold pieces. In addition to the
packages containing the money, great piles of
paper were brought out in old musty boxes.
They contained deeds to property, mortgages,
bank-books insurance policies ground rents and
other valuable documents.
The amount of cash found footed up 81. 81,
and the securities discovered are valued at SIG,
600. These discoveries bring the total amount
found yesterday.
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The wyandotte Traiu-wreckers.

George Hamilton. prominent knight Of
Labor charged with tran-wrecking and muir
der, closed this evening and the case was given
to the jury The general opinion is that the
jury will not be able to agree upon verdict on
account of the conflicting character of the testi-
mony. Hon. Bailey Waggoner spoke for the
State in the forenoon, followed by ex- Governor
johnson, of ST. Louis, for the Defense and
Judge Laughln, of st. Louis, closed for the
State tonight The courtroom has been
crowded at each session during the argument.
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Fire In a Drug Store.

The night clerk in Hendricks's drug store, core
ner Of Delaware and Washington streets, had
just gone to bed in the rear room last night when
he smelled smoke, and getting up he found the
floor of the store-room blazing, having ignited
from Goals that fell ont of the stove. He turned
in a still alarm, and the chemical soon extin-
guished the fire. The loss was small
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Prof. K. &c. Smith.
u Vavruay

Special to the Ipdiauaeoiis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 8.-Prof E. E. Smith,
who. last Wednesday, shot at and attempted to
kill DR.. George b. Bsasley, returned from Chi
caEo this morning, and this afternoon, with his
family, started for HENDERSON, Ky., where he
Will make his home The attending physician
reports the Professors mental condition slightly
improved, but physically he Is very bad, requir
ing constaut attention He declines to assign
any reason for the shooting, and, in fact, seems
ignorant OF its occurrence.
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Rus,ness OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

UTICA, N. Y. Jan. 8.-Daniel j. Cushman, of
Utica; owner of six clothing stores in Utica and
Northern Central, has made au assignment to
J. d. F. Stone His liabilities are about $780,
900; preferences, about $25 900.
W1LKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. 8-Henry NJ. Ban
sen, an extensive dealer in furniture, carpets,
and fancy wares doing business under the name
of the Anthracite Bazaar Company, has failed
His place vas closed by the sheriff to-day. His
liabilities and assets are unknown, but are said
IN ha laroa
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Tried to Wreck a Restaurant.

Lou Huxley went into Thomas Kings restaur-
ant, No. 3l5 East Washington street. last night,
and qaarreled withlthe proprietor. who elected
him from the room. On the outside, Hinhev
pulled down the sign, and smashed the plate
glass window. The police happened along
freSnaaS
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Cold Weather in the Northwest.

CHICAGO, Jan ga special to the Times from
Fort Keogh, M. IT,. says: "The weather last
night was the coolest of the season. The spirit
thermometer at the post hospital registered fifty
below zero which is the minimum, bnt it must
have been much colder. To-day, in the bright
sun, it is twenty one below with the air frosty
and crisp. and no wind blowingr